SAN DIEGO – Today, Congresswoman Susan Davis released the following statement on San Diego Pride: “Full of Pride this weekend! All San Diegans, regardless of sexual orientation, can be proud of how far our country has come. In just the last three years we all have worked together to gain more equality in our military…
Parades, parties, rallies and weddings; its San Diego Pride! On the heels of historic events in the gay rights movement, hundreds of thousands of people will descend on Hillcrest for a celebration unlike anything seen in the event’s 39 year history. Whether you plan to see George Takei at the Spirit of Stonewall Rally, march…
Thanks to the United States Supreme Court’s ruling on the marriage cases last week, we would be justified in letting out a sigh of relief that LGBT equality is finally becoming a reality and this month’s Pride celebration is the perfect opportunity to celebrate our recent successes. Among the most wonderful new additions to our…
Welcome to the 39th annual San Diego LGBT Pride. The San Diego LGBT community is excited to celebrate all that we have accomplished in our pursuit of equality in the last year, as well as just have a fantastic party weekend. We have so much to celebrate this year. President Obama supported marriage equality, the…
July was named LGBT Pride Month Tuesday by the San Diego City Council in an 8-0 vote and San Diego Pride General Manager Steve Whitburn and activist Nicole Murray Ramirez were honored as they accepted the proclamation. Council President Todd Gloria presented Whitburn, Ramirez, and six others to the Council before the unanimous vote was…
EXCLUSIVE Sheriff Bill Gore has rightfully won the respect and gratitude of the LGBT community for making his department a safer, less discriminatory place for employment and soon for LGBT jailed inmates by creating an LGBT Advisory Board for his department, which will be formally announced July 17. But that doesn’t mean the Sheriff’s Department…
Saturday, July 13, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The annual San Diego LGBT Pride Parade is the 4th largest in the United States attracting 200,000 cheering spectators. The parade begins at University Avenue and Normal Street, proceeds west on University Avenue to Sixth Avenue, turns south on Sixth Avenue, ending at Balboa Drive and Upas Street. Grand…
Announcement from Robert P. Palmer, Col, USAFR, director of Public Affairs, Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command (HQ AFRC/PA) through San Diego LGBT Pride: Lt Gen Jackson has approved Air Force Reservists to wear their service dress uniform if they choose to participate in a special military contingent leading the 39th Annual San Diego Pride Parade this…
BY NEAL PUTNAM Anti-gay protests at the LGBT Pride Parade are almost a tradition that most people dislike but others find either amusing or prove the point that Pride events are needed because of folks with attitudes like theirs. In recent years, members of the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church have picketed the parade with hateful…
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force are officially authorized to wear approved uniforms in the 39th annual San Diego Pride Parade, July 13, the Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton announced today. For the past two years the San Diego Pride Parade has welcomed…
